Episode 9: We're not in uncharted territory
General content note for the series: death, dementia, old age, mental health issues
Extra content note: Suicide, self-harm, bereavement, war, antisemitism, the Nazis, COVID-19
In the fourth full episode of the podcast using content funded by the British Podcast Awards and the Wellcome Trust I talk to health psychologist Professor Rory O'Connor about researching suicidal behaviour. And to historian Professor Julie Gottlieb about researching suicide increases in times of crisis, specifically during the "War of Nerves" (1938-1939) and the Munich Crisis (September/October 1938).
Help lines/organisations:
The Samaritans 116 123
Sane 0300 304 700
CALM 0800 58 58 58
Mind 0300 123 3393
National Survivor User Network
Julie Gottlieb:
Brexiety and breakdown: How political crisis damages our mental health
Surviving a “War of Nerves”: Lessons for the age of coronavirus from 1930s Britain
Rory O’Connor:
COVID19 Mental Health Study
Dave Pickering:
What About the men? Mansplaining Masculinity podcast
Artwork by my brother Tony Pickering: http://www.pick-art.co.uk/
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